The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-01
AT THE TABERNACLE.
Apostle Grant and Bishop
Whitney Speak.
TWO POWERFUL TESTIMONIES.
Perishing From the Face of
the Earth"

\ upon me CITY pOphduOn, Tue result
u which was full attendance at the Tab
ernacle. The choir and congregation
united in singing The hymn,
How firm a foundation, ye Saints of tn
\ Lord,
! Is laiu Tor your faith in His excellent wor
Prayer by E der j. NJ. Whitaker.
Singing by the choir of,
o my Father, thou that dwellest
In the high and glOr ous PLACED
When shall regain Thy presence
And again behold Ihy face?
, APOSTLE II. J. GRANT, in addressing
the congregation, asked for the faith
and prayers of his hearers, TO al him il
saying something for their and his OWL
benefit. He said it was the duty of the
Saints to attend meetings with prayer
full hearts, prepared to invoke the HOLY
Spirit upon those who may speak. The
practice of attending for the sake OF
attending will not prove beneficial. II
is not the amount of instruction, counsel
and advice heard, but that which was
| put in practice, which did the individual
good. He did not believe in attending
| divine worship to pass away time, but
believed in attending for the purpose of
doing good. He was pleased to see the
large gathering and remarked that the
attendance during the winter months
had been gratifying to him. The turn
out at the fast meetings, also, was a
! pleasure to him to note; the interest
throughout the city and Territory was
| increasing; there was an awakening to
the duties and requirements of the
gospel which was a pleasure to speak Of
Notwithstanding the opposition arrayed
against them, the Saints were realizing
more fully that God was their friend. In
the hymn sung at the commencement of
the Services there were many truths
AS an example, be read few verses of
the sacred song. - z
The world wonders, he said, why the
Saints are so willing to undergo so many
trials and so much persecution for their
religions sake. There was no Latter
Pday Saint who did not know that be or
she had received the truth from heaven.
No amount of pain or penalty can
change a mans disposition. There is
great Joy and happiness in suffering
from free nsGience, he said; on the
contrary, misery followed relinquish-
ing of principle. Men could not legis
late against conscience. He predicted
uniEersal worship of God according to
the dictates of conscience and according
to the fundamental principles of the
Constitution. He wished those who
were endeavoring to crush out the faith
of the Saints could attend some of their
meetings and witness the feeling which
exists among the Mormon people. The
speaker thought that by LYING up to all
the principles revealed unto them, the
Saints would enjoy the blessings prom
ised the righteous and faithful. They
knew that the gospel of the Lord Jesus
had been restored to earth; that Joseph
Smith was a divinely inspired prophet
of God, and were ever ready and willing
to bear testimony thereto. Apostle
Grant was solicitous for his own stand
ing and steadfastness. Man was weak
and without the aid of the Almighty
could do nothing. The priesthood
should be used properly: by Its author
ity much can be done for the salvation
of mankind. The commission of the
elders was similar to that possessed by
ambassadors and officials serving the
government abroad. The history of
the church, he continued, showed the
independent character of the men and
women composing it. Their acts had
been standing monuments of endur-
ance, sacrifice and fortitude. They had
left homes, kindred, possessions-al
for the gospels sake. They had suf-
fered when they could have avoided
suffering by renouncing. The followers
and disciples of Jesus were an evidence
of the divinity of Christ's mission-that
Is, their suffering IN preference to
renounclng their principles. The ques-
ton had often been propounded, why
did not the Saints recantand renounce?
His reply had invariably been that
believing in Gcd and being true to Him,
they were contented to do His will and
observe all that He told them. He
read the last fourteen verses of "A
Prayer and Prophesies, written by
Joseph, the Seer, while in Liberty Jail,
Clay County, Missouri, March 20, 1885. )"
commencing at verse 80, page 423, Book
of Doctrine and Covenants.
If that revelation was not carried out.
and men undertook to exercise upright
eous dominion, such men would lose
their priesthood. Those who held
responsible position, should set exam
Piles, before those with whom they are
called to labor. II they do not the
greater will be their condemnation.
Negligence, he deprecated, and said it
would be followed by graver conse.
quences than those which followed those
who had not received the light and
knowledge of The gospel.
Apostle Grant thanked God for the
knowledge that he had of the truth OF
the gospel, and knew that through his
faith and energy and by Observing
Gods commandments, he could get
back into the presence Of his Maker. He
desired to be faithful unto the end. He
regretted The course of aposiates. who
were doing all in their power to DESTROY
M0rmonisu in order to destroy heir
own original testimony. ODly those
who have received the testimony of the
Holy Ghost and then sinned against il
viii become sons OF peidiuon. No man
who has received testimony of the
gospel c.u ever destroy that testimony.
He can fight against the people and
order OF God, but his efforts viii avail
biIa nothi &. tits his failure TO keen
that testimony that produces the
chau ge. He hoped all would progress
ii well doing and continue falthfulunto
the end.
Bishop 0. r. WHITNEY had been an
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